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This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on April 13, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: My mother recently had her Will drawn up by an attorney. She gave him the name she has used for years, which is on her social security card, on her marriage license, on her bank accounts, and on…

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on December 9, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: My mom owned a house prior to marring her second husband. She was disabled and deferred property taxes on her homestead. She recently passed away. I understand her husband has a life-estate in my mom’s non-community property home,…

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on November 20, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I always liked our nephew. We have no children of our own, and have our nephew inheriting in our current Estate Plan. However, he just married a woman neither of us likes. Is it legal…

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and on MySA.com on July 13, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: I have some questions about my husband’s rights after the death of his father. His mother and father owned a home in San Antonio, and she died in 1999. They had a Revocable Living Trust Agreement…

This column first appeared on MySA.com (SA Express-News) on December 1, 2014. Dear Mr. Premack: My wife and I have been married for 43 years. We bought our home using a Veterans Land Board loan, so it is only in my name. Is it a good idea to keep it in my name or should…

Dear Mr. Premack: My wife died and a while after her death, her best friend and I started living together. We do not want to get married. We are living in her house and renting out my house. What do we do now to protect ourselves and our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren? MG and…

Dear Mr. Premack: I have a question about federal benefits, specifically Social Security and Medicaid. Texas’ current law does not recognize the validity of any same-sex marriage. My husband and I were legally married in Washington State, but relocated to Texas to be near our families. He is 65 and I just reached 58. He…